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Adjectives (6)
literate, enlightened, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-read
adj. highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"
Fuzzynyms (21)
civilized, polite, cultivated, cultured, genteel
adj. marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
enlightened
adj. having knowledge and spiritual insight;
knowing, blase, worldly
adj. very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom"
knowledgeable
adj. alert and fully informed; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on"
learned, erudite
adj. having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor"
literate
adj. versed in literature; dealing with literature
cognizant, cognisant, cognizant of
adj. (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"
experienced
adj. having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
scholarly
adj. characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"
wise, knowing, wise to
adj. evidencing the possession of inside information
Synonyms (6)
instructed, schooled, taught, tutored
adj. all used only (or chiefly) with qualifiers "well" or "poorly" or "un-"
self-educated
adj. educated by your own efforts rather than by formal instruction
semiliterate
adj. literate but poorly informed
Antonyms (1)
uneducated
adj. not having a good education
well-educated
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